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Concussions in Sport: What Parents Need to Know About the Youngest Athletes 

Each year in Canada, more than 200,000 athletes experience a concussion. The numbers are striking, and so is the fact that until recently, the youngest athletes were almost absent from research and public conversation about these injuries.  Dr. Miriam Beauchamp is a professor at the University of Montreal, a researcher at Sainte-Justine Hospital, and Canada…

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Coaching
Community Sport
Professional Development
Volunteer Management
Workplace Wellness

A Positive Environment for Volunteer Coaches: The Role of Psychological Contract
April 25, 2019
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Alanna Harman and Alison Doherty
Community sport organizations or clubs are the cornerstone of sport in Canada. A vast majority of these community sport clubs rely almost exclusively on volunteers for their management and program delivery (Cuskelly, Hoye, & Auld, 2006; Doherty, 2005). A threat...
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Anti-Doping
Canadian Sport Policies
Leadership

Cannabis and Sport: Perspectives from a Seat in the Canadian Senate
April 25, 2019
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Senator Martha Deacon
Canada’s Olympic history is a decorated one. There have been so many moments of note that we sometimes need reminding of what has transpired as the years pass as the medals pile up. For instance, February 2018 marked twenty years...
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Children and Youth
Physical Health
Sport Participation
Technology

Using app-based technology to influence the physical activity of Canadians
April 24, 2019
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Despite the plethora of positive health outcomes associated with regular physical activity, only 18% of Canadian adults currently meet national physical activity guidelines (Statistics Canada, 2017). To help buck this concerning trend, ParticipACTION has developed an app to get Canadians...
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Children and Youth
Coaching
Professional Development

Warmth or Competence: Do parents value one more than the other in competitive youth sport coaches?
April 18, 2019
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Jordan Sutcliffe, Nipissing University
Competence and warmth are two of the fundamental dimensions which we often judge other people (Kervyn, Bergsieker, & Fiske, 2011). Traits such as friendliness, helpfulness, sincerity, trustworthiness, and morality, all contribute to someone’s perceived warmth (Fiske, Cuddy, & Glick, 2007)....
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Concussion
Knowledge Mobilization
Leadership

How the Sport of Ringette is Putting a Values Lens on the Concussion Issue
April 1, 2019
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SIRC with Derek Johnston
Every sport organization faces tough decisions around where to channel its limited budget and human resources. “It’s no different in ringette, but we’ve found that by putting our values first, it can actually make decisions easier,” according to Natasha Johnston,...
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Athlete Development
Children and Youth
Coaching
Masters Sport
Sport Participation

The Role of Motives in the Transition from Youth Swimming to Masters Swimming
March 27, 2019
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Heather Larson, University of Alberta
Masters sport is a great way for adults to have fun and stay active. Dionigi (2015) identified three categories of masters athletes, based on their pathway into masters sport. “Late bloomers” are those who don’t start participating in sport until...
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Gender Equity
Leadership

Balance for Better: Gender Equity in Sport Leadership Benefits Everyone
March 8, 2019
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Greer Gemin, CAAWS
International Women’s Day is an opportunity to reflect on the progress that has been towards gender equity in sport leadership, but also to remind the sport sector that we still have work to do to ensure that women’s voices and...
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High Performance
Leadership
Professional Sport

Sport Insight: The rule change that revolutionized curling
March 6, 2019
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Jean Mills, Curling Canada
SIRC’s Sport Insight series features blogs and articles that examine innovation and evolution in the sport landscape. It started as a practice drill between two brothers and grew into the rule that transformed the sport of curling: the Free Guard...
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Leadership
Professional Development
Workplace Wellness

Resolving Conflict: The Power of Dialogue and Authentic Apology
February 27, 2019
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Claire Carver-Dias, Clearday Communications
Healthy conflict is an important part of productive work relationships, but the moment that conflict morphs into something more insidious, issues ensue. In the world of sport we often praise a win-at-all-costs approach to any challenge. When a prospective opponent...
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Athlete Development
High Performance
Social Media
Technology

Athlete Perspective: How to manage social media during competition
February 19, 2019
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Lisa Weagle, Olympian
SIRC’s Athlete Perspective series provides insight and recommendations on key issues from an athlete’s perspective. The collection of blogs and SIRCuit articles profiles Canada’s Olympic and Paralympic athletes and taps into their lived experience. While social media can have many...
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